| SELECTED INDICATORS MONTHLY (Seasonally Adjusted)* |
|
2012M01 |
2012M02 |
2012M03 |
2012M04 |
2012M05 |
2012M06 |
2012M07 |
2012M08 |
2012M09 |
2012M10 |
2012M11 |
2012M12 |
2013M01 |
| Current Conditions Index |
67 |
58 |
58 |
67 |
67 |
83 |
58 |
92 |
75 |
92 |
83 |
83 |
75 |
| Payroll Employment (thous) |
464.3 |
465.3 |
466.3 |
464.7 |
465.3 |
465.2 |
465.1 |
466.4 |
465.6 |
464.1 |
465.1 |
465.6 |
468.4 |
| % change (y/y) |
1.0% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
0.5% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
1.1% |
0.8% |
0.4% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
| Job Gain (thous, y/y) |
6.8 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
5.6 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
| Job Loss (thous, y/y) |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
| Manufacturing Employment (thous) |
39.4 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
39.6 |
39.7 |
39.9 |
39.6 |
39.5 |
39.9 |
40.2 |
40.2 |
40.2 |
| - Durable Goods (thous) |
25.2 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
25.5 |
25.2 |
25.2 |
25.5 |
25.6 |
25.7 |
25.6 |
| % change (y/y) |
-3.4% |
-2.7% |
-2.7% |
-3.1% |
-2.3% |
-1.9% |
-1.5% |
-1.6% |
-0.8% |
0.8% |
1.6% |
2.0% |
1.6% |
| - Non-Durable Goods (thous) |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
14.6 |
| % change (y/y) |
-2.7% |
-2.1% |
-2.7% |
-2.1% |
-0.7% |
0.0% |
-2.0% |
0.7% |
0.0% |
0.7% |
2.1% |
1.4% |
2.8% |
| Prof & Business Service Employ (thous) |
55.4 |
55.5 |
55.9 |
55.9 |
56.0 |
56.1 |
56.2 |
56.3 |
56.1 |
56.3 |
56.9 |
57.6 |
56.2 |
| % change (y/y) |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.5% |
3.5% |
3.7% |
4.1% |
3.7% |
3.7% |
3.1% |
2.7% |
3.6% |
5.3% |
1.4% |
| Education & Health Employ (thous) |
103.6 |
103.8 |
103.9 |
103.3 |
103.7 |
103.1 |
103.4 |
104.2 |
104.2 |
103.8 |
103.7 |
103.9 |
104.4 |
| % change |
1.0% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
-0.2% |
-0.1% |
-0.5% |
-0.3% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
| Leisure & Hospitality Employ (thous) |
51.1 |
51.4 |
51.6 |
51.5 |
51.7 |
51.7 |
51.7 |
51.9 |
51.9 |
51.3 |
51.2 |
51.6 |
53.2 |
| % change |
2.8% |
3.8% |
4.0% |
3.0% |
3.8% |
3.2% |
2.6% |
3.2% |
3.0% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
2.2% |
4.1% |
| Government Employ (thous) |
60.2 |
60.2 |
60.1 |
60.1 |
60.2 |
59.9 |
59.9 |
60.0 |
60.1 |
60.1 |
59.9 |
59.7 |
59.7 |
| % change |
-1.1% |
-0.8% |
-1.3% |
-1.5% |
-0.5% |
-2.0% |
-0.3% |
-1.0% |
-0.8% |
-0.5% |
-0.5% |
-0.8% |
-0.8% |
| Single-Unit Housing Permits (AR) |
738.1 |
547.6 |
605.1 |
715.2 |
646.2 |
621.4 |
731.5 |
791.7 |
591.0 |
657.2 |
621.4 |
737.0 |
676.3 |
| % change (y/y) |
66.2% |
-3.1% |
-14.1% |
7.4% |
15.6% |
14.9% |
14.2% |
34.8% |
-9.1% |
27.3% |
3.1% |
35.3% |
-8.4% |
| Unemployment Rate (%) |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
| change (y/y) |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.9 |
-1.0 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
| Labor Force (thous) |
558.1 |
558.2 |
558.5 |
558.9 |
559.4 |
559.9 |
560.5 |
561.2 |
561.9 |
562.4 |
562.8 |
563.2 |
561.8 |
| % change (y/y) |
-1.7% |
-1.6% |
-1.4% |
-1.1% |
-0.9% |
-0.6% |
-0.3% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
0.7% |
| Initial Claims ( thous, AR) |
93.6 |
91.2 |
84.0 |
87.6 |
91.7 |
86.9 |
95.4 |
82.7 |
85.1 |
95.8 |
96.0 |
87.1 |
92.0 |
| % change (y/y) |
9.2% |
-1.6% |
-8.1% |
-1.5% |
6.6% |
-5.0% |
5.3% |
-20.5% |
-26.1% |
-0.2% |
-1.7% |
-10.1% |
-1.7% |
| US Consumer Confidence |
73.0 |
72.2 |
75.8 |
75.1 |
75.0 |
69.1 |
76.4 |
79.5 |
82.5 |
86.1 |
84.5 |
71.6 |
71.8 |
| % change (y/y) |
1.7% |
-3.4% |
12.8% |
9.0% |
6.0% |
2.1% |
14.1% |
34.0% |
32.8% |
36.0% |
28.4% |
4.2% |
-1.6% |
| *AR denotes annual rate. % change is year-over-year (y/y) |